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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...things in the same way," observes Beth Bonora of the National Jury Project, a trial consulting firm. "That's why the jury system exists in the first place." But how to arrive at the proper mix to ensure justice? The simplest step would be to expand the pool of potential jurors. The federal courts and nearly all states currently use the list of registered voters. Because minorities, among others, are underrepresented among voters, half the states and some of the federal courts add other lists, most commonly those of licensed drivers. That has problems too. Driver lists, for example...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In the U.S., a Jury of One's Peers Usually Decides Guilt Or Innocence. But in a multiethnic society... WHOSE PEERS? | 12/2/1993 | See Source »

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